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Mortar vs Mortise - What's the difference?

mortar | mortise |

As nouns the difference between mortar and mortise

is that mortar is a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones while mortise is a hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.

As verbs the difference between mortar and mortise

is that mortar is to use mortar or plaster to join two things together while mortise is to make a mortise.

mortar

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  • (countable, military) A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  • (countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
  • Derived terms

    * mortarboard

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  • To fire a mortar (weapon)
  • See also

    * gun * howitzer ----

    mortise

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mortice

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint
  • See also

    * mortise-and-tenon joint * mortise gear * mortise lock * mortise wheel

    Verb

  • (woodworking) To make a mortise.
  • (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
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